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Articles by Selam Kidane
The Horn’s Pathocracy: When Leaders Rebrand Atrocity as Strategy
The Horn’s tragedy is not that elites lack plans. It is that their plans repeatedly treat human beings as expendable inputs. By Selam Kidane A dangerous political culture is hardening across the Horn of Africa: one in which moral inversion becomes governance, and the public is asked to accept cruelty as “realism”. In this Pathocratic culture, the most ruthless actors do not merely seize power.
Charting a Path to Justice: Highlights from the Global Yiakl Movement Summit in Milan
By Selam Kidane The Global Yiakl Movement (GYM), a coalition of Eritreans united against ongoing repression inside Eritrea, held a significant conference in Milan, Italy, over the weekend of July 5th. The summit aimed to critically assess the movement’s role and broader resistance efforts. Key objectives included uniting Eritreans on the GYM platform to develop expert solutions to the threats facing their nation and inspiring the younger generation to take on leadership roles.
Africa: Eritrea and Ethiopia - a Year of Peace, a Year of Dashed Hopes
analysis By Selam Kidane & Martin Plaut Since the historic accord last year, the border has closed again and little has changed. Patience among Eritreans is wearing thin. A year ago today, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Eritrea capital of Asmara. Eritreans lined the streets, ecstatic to greet the leader of the country with whom they had been locked in conflict for two decades. It was a truly landmark visit, ending years of hostility.
Eritrea and Ethiopia: A year of peace, a year of dashed hopes
Since the historic accord last year, the border has closed again and little has changed. Patience among Eritreans is wearing thin. Eritrea and Ethiopia. Credit: Fitsum Arega. A year ago today, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Eritrea capital of Asmara. Eritreans lined the streets, ecstatic to greet the leader of the country with whom they had been locked in conflict for two decades. It was a truly landmark visit, ending years of hostility.
Eritrea and Ethiopia: A year of peace, a year of dashed hopes
Since the historic accord last year, the border has closed again and little has changed. Eritreans’ patience is wearing thin. Eritrea and Ethiopia. Credit: Fitsum Arega. A year ago today, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Eritrea capital of Asmara. Eritreans lined the streets, ecstatic to greet the leader of the country with whom they had been locked in conflict for two decades. It was a truly landmark visit, ending years of hostility.
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